by Caleb Lillquist | Jan 10, 2022 | Education, Legislature, Opinion, State Politics, Taxation
Prominent Republicans gathered for the annual Iowa GOP Legislative breakfast to kick off the first day of the Iowa 2020 legislative session. The yearly event sets the tone for the session and is an opportunity for party members to socialize and share ideas and...
by Caleb Lillquist | Dec 28, 2021 | Education, Policy
Over the past few months leading up to the suspension of school resource officers, Ames Police Commander Jason Tuttle could see that the department’s and the school board’s view of public safety were splitting apart. “We feel that the school resource...
by Iowa Field Report | Dec 8, 2021 | Education, Policy
The Des Moines Public Schools find themselves once again contemplating if school resource officers would help with public school safety. Activist Jaylen Cavil, who pushed for the complete abolishment of police, urges activists to show up to tomorrow’s school board...
by Luke Martz | Oct 27, 2021 | Education
The media is so desperate to prove their false mask narrative that they have resorted to outright misleading viewers. Take KCCI’s new story. “Masks are Keeping COVID-19 Cases Down at Des Moines Schools.” Mask mandates went in place on September 15th, when COVID cases...
by Luke Martz | Sep 13, 2021 | Education, Governor, Opinion
Judge Robert W. Pratt has struck down Gov. Kim Reynolds’s mask mandate ban. Pratt, a federal judge, serving in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, issued the ruling today in Des Moines. The ruling, in a nutshell, says that, in the judge’s view,...
by Walt Rogers | Jun 9, 2021 | Education, Governor, Opinion
In a recent editorial The Des Moines Register criticized Governor Kim Reynolds’ vision for education in Iowa. During the legislative session, Governor Reynolds made students a priority and she led the nation in requiring Iowa schools to offer the option of 100 percent...